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Wicked deja vu just now. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 11:09 1
- Was it the same cat? -- nm - Qale Feb 17, 11:11
Slacking for Gold ...... demonstration slacking in 2010 -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 17, 11:08 [youtube]
What a cool arrangement of "I Can't Stop Loving You" from B.B. King. -- (link) - mara Feb 17, 11:06 [youtube]
IKa.com- they are trying to break into POolis again. send ships if you can -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 11:00 2
- False alamr. he sent 77 fire ships against an armada. 2 rounds and should be over. -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 11:05 1
  - Whew!!! That was a close one. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 11:10
I think Obama is "sitting pretty". If he gets a second term it will be "history-making part 2"; if he doesn't, he still has a major accomplishment - CrankYanker Feb 17, 10:58 6
- No, it's a fail on his part. But it's all moot if the economy rebounds in 2011 and 2012 as it likely will. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 11:08 1
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- Dennis Miller had a bit about Frank Robinson, the first black team manager in baseball... - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 11:01 2
  - well, of course. It's a greater sign of equality to get kicked out just like everyone else, than to be invited in because you're special. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 11:04
  - yes, it's a horrible way to look at things but you know it's going to happen. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 17, 11:02
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BSTRD artwork up for sale in LA to support Haiti -- (link) - budice Feb 17, 10:57
I got to work at 9am. No one was there. Boss didn't show until 10:30. We open at 10. This is what I'm dealing with. - Qale Feb 17, 10:57 4
- Isn't that a BBB issue also? Posted hours of business are supposed to adhered to. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 17, 10:59 3
  - Do people actually take the BBB seriously anymore? Regardless, it's not just this. He's just a terrible store manager. - Qale Feb 17, 11:02 2
    - Wait, was the place open on time? or did you have to wait for him? -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 17, 11:04 1
      - No. It was not open on time. It opened at 10:30 when he got there. - Qale Feb 17, 11:06
spawn: *zero percent.* I hate you even more now. -- nm - amanda Feb 17, 10:54 1
- *pixie likes this post* -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 10:55
jinxed female German speed skater comes in fourth place for the 15th time (and gives Onion-like quote) -- (link) - poochinski Feb 17, 10:54 1
- "I have a backpfeifengesicht"? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 10:56
Why there's no women's ski jump event at the Olympics -- (link) - mara Feb 17, 10:50 2
- Dick Pound is an ass. -- nm - Todd Manning Feb 17, 11:15
- White women can't jump? -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 17, 10:52
I've never seen a Muppet movie -- nm - zork Feb 17, 10:46 8
- The Muppet Movie is genius. The rest are only okay. -- nm - TWuG Feb 17, 10:55
- You have your assignment for the week, then. Failure to do so wil result in your banishment from ST. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 17, 10:48 3
  - I recommend Muppet Treasure Island. -- nm - Qale Feb 17, 10:49 2
    - i think i might have missed that one. i should rent. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 10:49 1
      - Tim Curry! -- nm - Qale Feb 17, 10:55
- So that's what's wrong with you. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 10:47
- me neiter -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 17, 10:47
- spawn-level dumb -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 10:46
Titans punter Craig Hentrich(notes) says he is retiring from the NFL after 17 seasons. -- nm - David Feb 17, 10:40
local news: a small plane crashed near the palo alto airport this morning... - b. Feb 17, 10:39 2
- the la times story i saw said it probably clipped power lines, which'd explain the outage....nm - x Feb 17, 10:41 1
  - 3 feeder lines apparently. -- nm - b. Feb 17, 10:45
LYC....I really hate having to write recursive queries - prayformojo Feb 17, 10:36 3
- The slackertalk recursive query is nice and fast ... I believe the correct terminology is "sheer elegance in its simplicity". - Beryllium Feb 17, 10:39
- sounds twisted, at least... - OAE Feb 17, 10:38
- LYC....I really hate having to write recursive queries -- nm - Pray For Mojo SI Feb 17, 10:37
Is Obama really okay with being a one-term Pres.? -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 10:35 42
- I can't believe they're touting the stimulus. I'd stay clear of that controversy if I were him. -- nm - Qale Feb 17, 10:56 8
  - it's working -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 10:59 7
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      - well, 94% of wrong Americans can't be wrong! -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 11:03 5
        
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        God dammit, I hate political talk. - musubi Feb 17, 11:06
        
        or they haven't actually touted it enough -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 11:04 2
        
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        astounded that i would recognize the White House hasn't been forceful enough in setting the terms of debate? -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 11:08
- i suspect he's got more in him than "just" the presidency -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 17, 10:48
- If he doesn't get on his j-o-b here soon, it won't matter if he's ok with it or not. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 10:39 3
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    - Big Bill was in almost the same spot in his frist term as well. -- nm - Remlik Feb 17, 10:56 1
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- I've been thinking that it would be better if you could only be a one term President. - Loyola Feb 17, 10:37 27
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    - Virginia's governor's can only serve 1 consecutive term. And they are pretty much worthless; far less power than the state legislature (which of - Don Homer Feb 17, 10:52
  - No chance...the opposition just waits you out as the GOP has done in the last 12 months here and are going to be rewarded for in November. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 10:48
  - yeah, I'm starting to think this might be best for all political offices. - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 10:46 23
    - You don't learn to be a good politician overnight, so the learning curve alone would result in a lot of mistakes, errors. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 10:55 6
      - easy. you make the jobs of congressional staffers civil service positions. - znufrii Feb 17, 11:01 2
        
        But to get anything done, congressmen and staffers would have to develop good relationships. Having only two years to do this makes it difficult -- nm - Roger More Feb 17, 11:04 1
        
        well, I don't think a single-term limit (for representatives at least) would be feasible in the first place... -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:04
      - I am a bit cynical as to what "how to be a good politician" really entails... - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 10:59 2
        
        Having worked directly with rookie pols who were well-meaning, but naive to the guts of the actually machinery of office, I can tell you it's mostly.. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 11:07
        
        except in our current system, the desire to do the former necessitates the latter, pretty much. -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:02
    - We already have term limits and career politicians exist only becuase we permit them. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 10:51 11
      - how do you propose to solve the issue? -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 10:57 9
        
        Other than mass murder, there's no answer. We get what we deserve. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 11:06 2
        
        *that's* practical, for sure. - znufrii Feb 17, 11:07 1
        
        You want practical? The SC pretty much made practical non-useful last month - Will Hunting Feb 17, 11:14
        
        Independent adminsitration of elections and electoral boundaries. It's really that simple. -- nm - Roger More Feb 17, 11:05 5
        
        well, yes, that would be a start... -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:06 4
        
        Fewer gerrymandered electorates would give candidates more incentive to appeal to the centre to win the election, and less to skew hard to the right - Roger More Feb 17, 11:10 3
        
        Of course, I'd just as soon do away qith geographic delineations of congressional districts altogether. - znufrii Feb 17, 11:11 2
        
        Once you have a democratic system in place, you have to reform it through baby-steps -- nm - Roger More Feb 17, 11:15
        
        *goes to change his pants* -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:12
      - No argument there. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 10:55
    - its not so much the political office itself that is the career these days, its the sattelites of political influence surrounding them... -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 10:48 3
      - term limits are a good start, imho, but how do you prevent them from hanging around to influence things after they've left office? -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 10:49 2
        
        I guess my thinking is that most lobbying/influence is done by contributing to the incumbent's campaign fund, right? - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 10:53 1
        
        there's also the staff members that get jobs with lobbying firms, the industry insiders hired as congressional staff...the money is just part of it... - znufrii Feb 17, 10:56
Heh. I'm only finding out now that today is Wednesday. I thought it was the day before, which would be Tuesday. -- nm - Loyola Feb 17, 10:29 3
- I just realized it too....forgot to put my trash cans on the street. Gonna have to cut back on trash for the next week! -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 17, 10:34
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- *hump* -- nm - nubby Feb 17, 10:32
Guess what movie i'm seeing in a theatre this weekend, go on, guess! (it's from 1979.) - Andie Feb 17, 10:29 8
- Xanadu, Apocalypse Now, Warriors -- nm - zork Feb 17, 10:33
- The Muppet Movie! -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 10:31 2
  - YES! -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 10:32 1
    - Awesome. I remember seeing this in the theater. Twice, I think. -- nm - landbeck Feb 17, 10:42
- Towering Inferno -- nm - JaxSean Feb 17, 10:31 1
  - that was '74 -- nm - zork Feb 17, 10:35
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  - no! -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 10:30
The Brits Greatest cd of the past 30 years is..... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 17, 10:28 [youtube] 9
- i saw reports that he was an *ass* accepting it -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 10:37 2
  - i just watched the linked video - zork Feb 17, 10:40 1
    - and didn't thank his brother -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 10:40
- It was a public vote. - nubby Feb 17, 10:36
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- cah-rap. i can think of ten brit albums off the top of my head that are better -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 10:29 2
  - well they're basing it on the top 10 best sellers. -- nm - Remlik Feb 17, 10:35
  - Hell, there's at least two Blur albums that are better. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 10:32
- Is there a Top 10 list? - JaxSean Feb 17, 10:29
ST knows browsing: A lot of times when I load a page with pictures, the pictures don't load and I just get a red X. What setting do I change? - ceregon Feb 17, 10:28 10
- you can right-click on an image space and tell it to reload the image -- nm - zork Feb 17, 10:37 5
  - that doesn't change anything -- nm - ceregon Feb 17, 10:40 1
    - right-click, properties. copy the direct url for the image and paste that in the address bar. - zork Feb 17, 10:44
  - NB: Be aware, that sometimes when the pix is too 'heavy''... - OAE Feb 17, 10:40 2
    - or if the page is linking to someone else's pics (like Jax's notebook image) -- nm - zork Feb 17, 10:42 1
      - ...and that other site's images are blocked. Like, Flickr.com is blocked, for example. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 17, 10:42
- If it's only sometimes, sounds like slow connection speed and it times out. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 17, 10:30 1
  - It is only sometimes, but I'm on a superfast college T-umpteen pump, so I don't think loading has anything to do with it. - ceregon Feb 17, 10:55
- it's like internet options-->advanced-->show pictures...nm - x Feb 17, 10:29 1
  - that's what it's currently set on but thanks anyways -- nm - ceregon Feb 17, 10:41
a CNN story on the great pacific gyre's garbage patch -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 17, 10:27 2
- *depressed* -- nm - landbeck Feb 17, 10:49
- *wonders if Google Earth could spot it* -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 17, 10:33
Maxoderm and Enzyte are cheaper than getting a new wife. - CrankYanker Feb 17, 10:27
*gives up for Lent* -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 10:25
There was a scam like that mentioned in Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, I think. -- nm - nubby Feb 17, 10:24
so i'm getting emails to "Cheryl & Grover" from their architect in Bainbridge, WA who is trying to land them as a client for a house remodel job - poochinski Feb 17, 10:23 2
- NO I said 2 sex swings in the atrium, 1 in the bedroom and the tickle chamber is off the 3rd kitchen. -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 10:24
- "I want an indoor waterfall, and one of those multi-story fish tanks. I love water." -- nm - Max Feb 17, 10:24
and really, one of my relatives dies, I would let people know but certainly wouldn't give two shits about an internet game. -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 10:22 3
- *ding* -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 17, 10:28
- Fishy. -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 10:24
- "I better get someone to hunt mice for me while I'm away" -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 10:23
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- Buying expensive clothes. -- nm - Loyola Feb 17, 10:31
- Xbox. - Remlik Feb 17, 10:28
- ~absolutely nothin'~ -- nm - hint: this post can also be used below. Feb 17, 10:25
- Google Buzz, now - poochinski Feb 17, 10:23
- Facebook games. - nubby Feb 17, 10:23 1
  - Play iphone games instead! Doodle Jump, Parachute Panic, Plants vs Zombies. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 17, 10:25
- chocolate bars. (extra push was when i realized i had to wear a bathing suit this weekend.) -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 10:23 5
  - is your hair curly these days? there's a commercial I've seen a couple of times and I'd swear you were in it. -- nm - zork Feb 17, 10:27 4
    - not really. shoulder length, wavy. as far as i know i'm not in any commercials... -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 10:33 3
      - I didn't really think it was you but it's just a quick shot. BTW, you'd rawk with curly hair. -- nm - zork Feb 17, 10:34 2
        
        well, that would involve a perm, which i learned were bad ideas in about 1985, -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 10:35 1
        
        heeee. I'm sure they are better now. -- nm - zork Feb 17, 10:45
- weddings -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 10:22 2
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    - maybe if I actually posted about it as much as you complain about it... - znufrii Feb 17, 10:28
- we gave up talking about it -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 17, 10:22
- penis pills, that's for sure. -- nm - Max Feb 17, 10:22
WAAAAAAAAAR! - musubi Feb 17, 10:19 3
- Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends? -- nm - David Feb 17, 10:28
- ~...what is it good for...~ -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 17, 10:21
- What is it good for? -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 17, 10:21

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